Can digital twins be trusted?
Gartner predicts that by 2025, billions of things will be represented by digital twins. But digital twins are still an emerging technology and rely on vast amounts of data. Are they secure? And how do you make sure your digital twin deployment is safe? This paper addresses the key digital twin cybersecurity issues, the essential […]
Slingshot Spotlight: New Team Members
Over the past couple of months we have welcomed 5 new all-stars to the Slingshot Family! Meet Fatima, Jamie, Eva, Pete and Anna: Fatima – Junior Software Developer Fatima joined Slingshot after completing the Futureproof Coding Bootcamp. Before this Fatima graduated with a BSc in Neuroscience from the University of Leicester. In her spare time, […]
How Secure is your Digital Twin?
Gartner predicts that by 2025, billions of things will be represented by digital twins .[1] And, by 2021, half of large industrial companies will use digital twins, which could result in an increase in their effectiveness of up to 10%.[2] But digital twins are still an emerging technology and rely on vast amounts of data. How […]
Press Release: Government Invests in UK’s Largest Digital Twin Platform
Leeds-based start-up to deliver one of the world’s largest digital twin projects A government-backed project led by a Leeds-based start-up will make Yorkshire and Humber a global pioneer in the field of smart cities. The project, announced yesterday by the Cabinet Office, will allow Slingshot Simulations to use its ‘digital twin’ technology to improve the […]
Our CEO Reflects on 2020
Our CEO David McKee reflects on 2020 and looks forward to the launch of our Digital Twin platform later this month. Sign up for early access here.
London to Leeds: A Digital Twin Train ride
By the time it came to Christmas of 2020 the team were ready to kick back, relax and have some fun. But before that, the team used our upcoming SaaS Digital Twin platform to Take the Slingshot Simulations Christmas train London Kings Cross to Leeds: Want to see more of these? Then check out our company YouTube […]
The importance of trust in digital twin security
We spoke to Jon Geater, CTO and Cofounder of Jitsuin and ex-CTO of Thales e-Security, who is an expert in cybersecurity, crypto security, and systems security, about the role of security and trust in digital twins and the barriers we need to break down. Digital twins and connected infrastructure are synonymous. Their aim is to […]
Building a Digital Twin in under 30 minutes: Speed Build #2
A quick build with Mott MacDonald of their Leeds office. Watch the presentation at IoT World Congress for more…
OMG Digital Twin Definition Announced
A digital twin is a virtual representation of real-world entities and processes, synchronized at a specified frequency and fidelity.
Sign up for your Digital Twin TODAY
It’s official! Our Digital Twin SaaS platform will be available early next year! If you would like early access please sign up using the form below: